Reduction in food stamp benefits will affect households in Haines

More than 100 Haines households will see their food stamp payments reduced beginning in September as a result of the official rescinding of the state’s public health emergency order on July 1.

As of May, 119 Haines households were participating in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), with an average monthly benefit of $529, up about 50% from March 2020, the last pre-pandemic month.

SNAP, which traditionally assists low-income families with food purchases, began…